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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Employee Assistance Counselor

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  • Full Time
  • $75,706 - $117,034/year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Detroit, MI
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Newark, NJ
  • New York, NY
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Quantico, VA
  • Winchester, VA
May 11, 2026 Criminal Law

Job Description

Are you a skilled counselor passionate about making a difference? The FBI is hiring exceptional therapists and clinicians to provide confidential support to employees and their families. In this role, you'll deliver counseling, crisis intervention, and mental health programs that strengthen resilience, foster well-being, and build a supportive culture within the world's premier law enforcement agency. Join us to support those who protect our nation

Duties GS-12: Provide supportive counseling for employees, family members, and task force officers experiencing a wide range of problems characterized by feelings of distress, impaired work performance, health, finances, and/or social well-being issues. Assist employees and supervisors resolve work related problems and monitors employees' progress to assist in long-term recovery efforts. Provide internal and external referrals to clients. Develop and present a variety of psycho-educational topics to a non-clinical audience. Respond to national and local crisis events. Provide after-hours and on-call support as needed. GS-13 (In addition to the above): Serve at HQ/Field Office as a clinical mental health professional in the EAP as assigned and as a technical advisor to executive management. Provide training and guidance to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Coordinators/Counselors. Develop and delivers training on mental health and wellness topics. Provide management consultations. Salary
  • $75,706 - $117,034/year
Qualifications In addition to meeting the BASIC REQUIREMENTS below, applicants must also meet the specialized experience (SE) requirements as described below. In order for you to qualify based on Specialized Experience (SE), you must possess the SE below for the various GS levels. Please ensure all specialized experience can be identified in your resume. GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Experience interpreting federal laws, regulations and directives governing operations of employee assistance counseling programs. Experience providing short-term interventions and resources referral assistance to federal employees and their families seeking help with challenges related to mental health and/or substance abuse, emotional, gambling, marital, family relations, financial, work-related issues, stress, grief/loss or other personal problems. Experience providing educational material to the level and interests of the audience and experience leading lectures, training seminars, and discussion groups. GS-13: In addition to the above, applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 level, as defined below: Experience providing diagnosing and treating a variety of psychological illnesses and personality disorders, dual diagnosis and maladaptive behaviors. Experience providing educational material to the level and interests of the audience and ability to communicate such material effectively in forums such as lectures, training seminars, and discussion groups. Experience with consulting and advising management and healthcare professionals on complex employee performance and behavioral concerns and sensitive issues such as psychological, physiological and sociological aspects of alcoholism and other addictions and with the prevailing modes of treatment and rehabilitation. Desired Skills Desired skills are NOT mandatory and will NOT be utilized to minimally qualify applicants. Desired Skills are: GS-12: Two years of full-time experience after obtaining license. (Two-five years of experience post independent licensure). GS-13: One year of full-time experience at the GS-13. (Five years of experience post independent licensure). Education Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section below for Educational requirements. Required Documents Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes. A complete assessment questionnaire. Other supporting documents (if applicable): College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement. Former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). Actions such as promotion, within grade increase, or reassignment actions must be submitted as your most recent SF 50. Most recent Performance Appraisal; not applicable to current FBI employeesVeterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later. Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation: Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties. The month/year work beganFrequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) Specific duties performed. How to Apply To apply for the Employee Assistance Counselor position, please click here.


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